"Wanyan Kang?"

The Eldest Prince was surprised and looked at Xiao Gang.

In fact, the Eldest Prince had the same doubt in his heart, but he did not voice it, or rather, he did not want to believe that the first War General Wanyan Kang would come directly to attack his subordinates.

Xiao Gang nodded,

"With my understanding of the Second Prince, now seeing you as the Emperor's favorite and his biggest rival for the throne, he naturally wants to do something to stop you.

Don't forget, the Second Prince has planned assassination attempts on you multiple times before, but you managed to avoid them. This time, I highly suspect it's a joint action planned by the Second Prince, Wanyan Kang, and even Qin Chuan among others."

Fan Chen then said:

"If the person who killed to silence was the first War General Wanyan Kang, why didn't he directly kill Liang Bao, and me and Wang Qian?"

"Do you think he didn't want to kill you all? He killed that beautiful woman reluctantly. The moment he acted, his identity was exposed.

This is Wentian City, and he was assassinating the Eldest Prince's close ones. How does exposing himself benefit him?"

"So has he exposed himself now?"

"No, there are tens of thousands skilled in electric cultivation techniques. You didn't catch him personally; how can you prove it was Wanyan Kang attacking Liang Bao?

With Wanyan Kang's combat power, he could have instantly killed Liang Bao, but he didn't. Do you know why?"

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"Doing this, you can't prove Wanyan Kang was the attacker because, with his combat power, he could have directly killed all three of you, but you are all fine, doesn't this show he wasn't the culprit?"

Wang Qian, feeling frustrated, said:

"So are we just going to let it go, then?"

Xiao Gang sighed and said:

"What else can we do? Go directly to the Emperor to complain? Without evidence, the Emperor, to maintain the stability of the Flying Leopard Empire, won't punish Wanyan Kang.

If we privately seek revenge on Wanyan Kang, we are not his opponents; it's practically seeking humiliation."

Liang Bao, after taking the Big Blood Pill, rested a while, feeling much better, and struggled to sit up.

"Your Highness, it appears the Second Prince has set assassins on us. You must be careful, do not leave Wentian City casually for a while, and even when moving within Wentian City, bring more guards."

"Brother Liang, thank you for your efforts, focus on recovering."

"Your Highness, I'm fine. I'll be recovered after a couple of days. Until I'm healed, do not leave the Prince Manor; activate the Defense Light Screen to its highest level. Even if Wanyan Kang has guts, he wouldn't dare attack the Prince Manor openly.

Moreover, he sends some subordinates to secretly assassinate us to avoid exposing his identity. I am certain that escaped man won't survive the night."

Fan Chen thought for a moment,

"We can't just let them confine us at home, right? Can't we report to the Emperor and ask him to punish the Second Prince and Wanyan Kang?"

The Eldest Prince hesitated for a moment and said:

"The Second Prince is the Emperor's son, and Wanyan Kang is both part of the Royal Family and the Empire's first War General. Without concrete evidence, Father won't scold them easily, let alone punish them.

If we forcibly bring up this matter, it would only make Father difficult."

Everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere was quite oppressive.

Cui Yuan and Gong Yu were killed just three days ago, and Liang Bao and others were almost killed too. The attack happened right near the Prince Manor, showing the aggressor's ruthlessness and audacity, which is indeed intimidating.

More importantly, the Eldest Prince and the others truly lack effective countermeasures. It's really frustrating.

Everyone remained silent in the hall.

"Oh dear, still not asleep so late? Looks like I'm not disturbing you all."

A familiar voice came through.

Upon hearing this familiar voice, Wanyan He and the others immediately jumped up and ran to the door.

"Brother Yang, why are you here, and at such a late hour?"

The person who walked in was Yang Xiao.

"Why can't I come? What, not welcoming me?"

Yang Xiao actually arrived in Wentian City in the afternoon, but he didn't immediately look for the Eldest Prince, instead wandered around.

He originally stayed at an inn, came out for a walk in the evening out of boredom, reached Night Market Street wanting some food, but overheard discussions of some incident.

Someone also mentioned it involved the Eldest Prince's people.

Yang Xiao felt peculiar and ran over. Some guards at the door recognized Yang Xiao, and he was let in without needing permission from the Eldest Prince.

Yang Xiao entered the hall, saw the brightly lit interior, and upon entering, sensed the oppressive atmosphere, so he greeted them.

Wanyan He and others invited Yang Xiao into the hall.

Yang Xiao's first sight was the bleeding Liang Bao sitting on a chair.

"Oh, Liang Bao, what style are you going for? Is it the latest fashion trend?"

Liang Bao forced a smile and said: 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"Brother Yang, don't make fun of me, I've been beaten, nearly lost my life, otherwise I wouldn't have seen you."

Yang Xiao was taken aback,

"Who is so bold to dare attack someone from the Eldest Prince's mansion?"

"I've considered myself lucky. A few days ago, Cui Yuan and Gong Yu were,"

Liang Bao abruptly stopped speaking.

Yang Xiao shared a deep bond with Gong Yu and Cui Yuan, as he was in training with them and Wang Qian, living together for three months, forming a close relationship.

Yang Xiao looked at Liang Bao,

"Why stop halfway, what happened to Cui Yuan and Gong Yu? Right, why aren't they here?"

Liang Bao lowered his head.

Beside him, Wang Qian quietly said:

"Gong Yu and Cui Yuan were killed by others."

"What? When did this happen?"

Yang Xiao looked at Wang Qian in shock.

"Three days ago, they went out for business but were killed from behind on the street."

A wave of fury rose from Yang Xiao's heart.

"Who did it?"

Fan Chen said:

"Who else, but the Second Prince, in collaboration with the Empire's first War General Wanyan Kang, and the finance deity Qin Chuan. The three of them sent people to first assassinate Gong Yu and Cui Yuan.

Today, I, Liang Bao, and Wang Qian planned to go out for a late-night snack, but were suddenly targeted, almost dying outside."

Yang Xiao listened, with his teeth clenched tightly, turned to look at the Eldest Prince Wanyan He,

"Brother He, how are you going to handle this?"

Wanyan He was taken aback and said:

"Brother Yang, you just returned, not understanding the situation. The opponent is very cunning, and we have no concrete evidence. I can't accuse them to the Emperor yet and can only endure for now."

"Endure? They have come straight to our doorstep, how can we endure? The lives of Cui Yuan and Gong Yu, plus Liang Bao's blood are right before us, how do we endure?"

Xiao Gang saw Yang Xiao getting somewhat agitated, and quickly advised:

"Brother Yang, the opponent has the first War General Wanyan Kang as a helper. Privately, we can't beat them."

Yang Xiao gritted his teeth, coldly said:

"Brother He, do you remember what I told you before leaving Witch Star? If you want a 100% chance to seize the throne, there's only one path. I didn't tell you specifically which path back then, but today I will tell you, this only path, and the fastest shortcut is,

to kill the Second Prince Wanyan Ying, and eliminate future troubles forever!"